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NGC 4257

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NGC 4257

Summary

NGC 4257 is a low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 4257 is credited with the discovery of Heinrich Louis d'Arrest[3].
  • NGC 4257's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[4].
  • NGC 4257's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[5].
  • NGC 4257's constellation is recorded as Virgo[6].
  • NGC 4257's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sab[7].
  • NGC 4257's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sa[8].
  • NGC 4257 is part of Virgo Cluster[9].
  • NGC 4257 is part of Q67623508[10].
  • NGC 4257 is part of Q67625638[11].
  • NGC 4257 is part of Q67792877[12].
  • NGC 4257's Commons category is recorded as NGC 4257[13].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as NGC 4257[14].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as MCG+01-31-049[15].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as PGC 39624[16].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J12190647+0543333[17].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as VCC 323[18].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as EVCC 324[19].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J121906.47+054333.4[20].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as Z 42-6[21].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as UZC J121906.5+054333[22].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as Z 1216.5+0600[23].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 39624[24].
  • NGC 4257's catalog code is recorded as [HDL96] 41 72[25].
  • NGC 4257's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 21, 1862[26].
  • NGC 4257's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.00899'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[4] and spiral galaxy[5].

Use and Application

Part of include Virgo Cluster[9], a galaxy cluster[28]; Q67623508[10]; Q67625638[11]; and Q67792877[12].

Why It Matters

NGC 4257 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Heinrich Louis d'Arrest

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The GALEX Ultraviolet Virgo Cluster Survey (GUViCS) III. The ultraviolet source catalogs. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: first spectroscopic data from the SDSS-III baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation → Virgo
    Part of → —
    Declination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.7259250'}
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.00899'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: NGC 4257 imaged by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.png"
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